Steve

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"Alex" redirects here. For the Swedish Smasher, see Smasher:Alex.

Steve
Steve Alex {{{content1}}} {{{content2}}} Official renders of Steve and Alex from Minecraft.
Universe	Minecraft
Debut	Minecraft (2009, Steve) Minecraft (2014, Alex, update)
Smash Bros. appearances	Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Minecraft Dungeons (2020)
Console/platform of origin	Microsoft Windows Apple OS X Linux
Species	Human
Gender	Genderless
Place of origin	Overworld
Created by	Mojang Studios

Steve (スティーブ, Steve) is the name used to refer to the default skin in Minecraft. Alex (アレックス, Alex), a feminine version of the default skin, was added to Minecraft in 2014.

Origin

Steve is the default skin of the Player in Minecraft. The name Steve was invented by developer Markus "Notch" Persson as a joke and was often formatted as "Steve?" prior to being formally adopted as the default name of the avatar. The character of Steve, along with the rest of the Minecraft world, is intended to be gender-neutral so as to avoid forcing the player to make decisions about gender. Despite this, as Steve has a traditionally "masculine" appearance and name, a feminine alternative named Alex was introduced in 2014; choosing Alex adjusts the model's proportions slightly to be shorter and thinner, which is officially referred to as a "slim" model. In Java Edition, it is possible to customize the avatar's appearance with a template (allowing for entirely player-made appearances), while other versions of the game offer skin packs (including a Super Mario Mash-Up Pack featuring Mario characters). Within the limited lore of the game, Steve and Alex are indicated to simply be vessels of the actual player's manifestation in the Minecraft world, having no other discernable personality or role.

Most of Steve and Alex's abilities come from tools. Unarmed, they are capable of walking, running, jumping, crawling, punching, and crafting small items (on a two-by-two grid). These abilities are augmented by the tools they create (usually on a Crafting Table, which utilizes a three-by-three grid). As a sandbox game, Minecraft has no discernable goal, with a variety of options available to the player depending on their playstyle: mining, building, farming, hunting, and adventuring are only a few.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a playable character

Steve and Alex as they appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

On October 1st, 2020, Steve was revealed to be the fighter included in Challenger Pack 7, with more information to be revealed prior to Minecraft Live 2020. They are currently the fifth third-party DLC character in the game. Their appearance and animations appear identical to their iteration in Minecraft, with the ability to place blocks, mine for materials, and use items from within the game. Their Final Smash is a giant Piston which smashes players into a stronghold filled with TNT, with Creepers detonating the explosives.

Trivia

• Steve is the fifth foreign-created fighter in Smash, having been created by Swedish developer Mojang Studios.
• Steve is the first character in Smash history to come from an indie (independent-developed) game originally.
• Prior to Steve's inclusion, characters from Mario, Pac-Man, Final Fantasy, and Banjo-Kazooie have appeared as official skins in the "Legacy Console" and "Bedrock" version of Minecraft.
• Steve is the second playable character in Smash to have debuted on a home computer platform, following Solid Snake.
• Steve's design in Smash has a beard, which was removed from their texture in the 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST, though his beard has appeared in promotional artwork and merchandise afterwards.

External Link

• Article on the Official Minecraft Wiki.